Daily Report

Oct. 31, 2024

10,000 More Recruits in 18 Months: How Easing Rules Made the Difference

Easing the rules that barred some recruits from joining the Air Force helped bring in 10,000 Airmen and Guardians over the past 18 months, said the head of Air Force Recruiting, Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein. The rule changes that enabled those recruits to join the force came out of work by a cross-functional team organized to identify and eliminate "barriers to service" that were driving otherwise qualified recruits to seek out other options, including joining the Army and Navy.

Space Force Wants Your Help Naming All Its Satellites

The Air Force has the F-22 Raptor. The Navy has the USS Eisenhower, officially CVN-69. The Army has the M2 Bradley. Now the Space Force is making moves to implement its own naming and designation system for its satellites, radars, and other weapons, and it wants Guardians’ help. 

Radar Sweep

UK Pledges Additional $3.8 Billion on Defense Spending, Stops Short of 2.5 Percent GDP Timeline

Breaking Defense

The United Kingdom announced it intends to increase its defense spending by £2.9 billion ($3.8 billion) next year, according to a newly released budget. Rachel Reeves, the UK Chancellor, shared the uplift with lawmakers in a parliamentary speech, though she said that a Labour Party election manifesto commitment of reaching 2.5 percent GDP on defense spending will be met at a “future fiscal event.”

US, South Korea Move to Enhance Their Militaries’ Technology Partnerships

DefenseScoop

Top U.S. defense officials met with their closest South Korean counterparts on Oct. 30 at the Pentagon, where they pledged to deepen their militaries’ joint technology pursuits in new ways and discussed options for countering North Korea’s recent deployment of thousands of soldiers to support Russia.

How to Wield Better Data in Defense

Air & Space Forces Magazine

Whether it’s perfecting supply chain logistics, sorting out the intricacies of a complex wargame, or planning key operational moves in a campaign, data holds the key to better decisions for the U.S. Air Force. Learn more about how industry and the military are better using data to improve outcomes.

Prosecutors Seek a 17-Year Prison Term for Pentagon Secrets Leaker Jack Teixeira

The Associated Press

Prosecutors plan to argue that a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine should serve nearly 17 years in prison. In a sentencing memorandum filed Oct. 29, prosecutors said Jack Teixeira “perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history.”